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Earthscope National Meeting 2015
Stowe Mountain Lodge, Stowe, Vermont

Summary

The 2015 EarthScope National Meeting will be held at the Stowe Mountain Lodge in beautiful Stowe, Vermont from June 14-17. Conference highlights include the opportunity to showcase research in the poster sessions, hear firsthand results of pioneering EarthScope studies, discussions on the future after EarthScope, and the option to participate in a pre meeting field trip with local EarthScope scientists. The main meeting program will have 5 themes as plenary sessions: Dynamics and evolution of the North American continent: crust, lithosphere, and deep mantle; From Groundwater to the Ionosphere; Active tectonics and modern earth processes of North America; Advances in understanding and forecasting hazards; and EarthScope innovations and looking into the future. Early career scientists are strongly encouraged to attend (partial support may be available).

Hotel Reservations

Directions from Burlington International Airport

Follow Airport Drive and turn left onto US-2/Williston Road. Turn right onto VT-2A/St. George Road and follow for approximately 1 mile. Merge onto Interstate 89 South for approximately 20 miles. Take exit 10 (Stowe/Waterbury exit) and turn left onto VT-100N. Follow this for 11 miles until you reach the stop sign with flashing light. This is the center of Stowe Village. Make a left at the stop sign onto Route 108N (Mountain Road), and follow this for approximately 7.5 miles up the mountain. Stowe Mountain Lodge will be on your right-hand side.

Stowe is located 45 minutes from Burlington International Airport. The airport offers non-stop flights from Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, New York City and Washington DC.

Please call 802-253-3560 to arrange for private airport transfer services. Taxi services and car rentals are also available at the airport.

Lodging for up to three nights, a discounted registration fee and a maximum of $750 is available to invited plenary session speakers and members of the organizing committee. The $750 is available to offset travel costs such as airfare, ground transportation and non-catered meals.

The registration fee is non-reimbursable and is not included in the travel support offered.

All meeting expenses are a on a reimbursable basis. An expense reimbursement form must be submitted with itemized receipts within 30 days after the meeting.

Supported Students/Postdoctoral Fellows

Lodging for up to three nights, a discounted registration fee and a maximum of $500 is available for approved students/post-docs. The $500 is available to offset travel costs such as airfare, ground transportation and non-catered meals.

Students/post-docs will be requested to share double rooms. It is not necessary to make hotel reservations. The meeting organizers will reserve rooms and assign roommates. Supported students/postdocs who opt out of sharing a room with another supported student/postdoc will result in no support offered for the lodging portion.

Meeting expenses, with the exception of the lodging support, are on a reimbursable basis. An expense reimbursement form must be submitted with itemized receipts within 30 days after the meeting.

Plenary Session I: Dynamics and Evolution of the North American Continent: Crust, Lithosphere, and Deep Mantle

The dynamics and evolution of the North American continent represent prime science targets for EarthScope. This session highlights new geological and geophysical constraints on the North American crust, lithosphere, and deep mantle. Topics include the architecture and history of North American terrane accretion, dynamics of the deep mantle and interactions with the overlying lithosphere, the tectonics of rifting in regions such as the mid-continent and the passive continental margin, and opportunities for place-based education.

One of the exciting developments to come out of EarthScope has been the use of PBO, TA, and FA data to investigate a variety of atmospheric and non-tectonic near surface phenomena. This session will highlight studies that use seismic, GPS, MT, and infrasound data to examine processes in the hydrosphere, cryosphere, and atmosphere; and explore future possibilities of the data sets.

Tuesday, June 16

Plenary Session III: Active Tectonics and Modern Earth Processes of North America (summary)

EarthScope and related scientific initiatives have led to significant advancements in our understanding of tectonic and surface processes and fault mechanics. This session encompasses advances made in understanding active processes within deforming regions of North America. We welcome contributions employing a wide range of instrumentation and methods, including laboratory and field-based studies.

EarthScope’s tools, including SAFOD, PBO, and USArray, and the increasing availability of real-time data have given us an unprecedented amount of new observations of hazardous phenomena. This has led to advances in the understanding of earthquake, volcanic, and other natural hazards, including earthquake early warning, and has the potential to transform hazard analysis in the future. This session welcomes contributions addressing improvements in our knowledge of the physical mechanisms behind hazards, or advances in forecasting or warning systems.

Short Talk

Paul Bedrosian, U.S. Geological Survey: Assessing the Vulnerability of Power Grids to Space Weather - the Role of EarthScope Magnetotelluric Data

Research Proposal to Correlate Ancestral Rocky Mountain Basin Strata with Detrital Zircon U-Pb Geochronology and (U-Th)/He Thermochronology to Provide Insight into Pennslvanian-Permian Western North American Tectonics